P.E.I. PC candidate wins provincial seat in deferred election

Almost three months after the provincial election on Prince Edward Island, Progressive Conservative candidate Natalie Jameson has won in the riding of Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park.

The vote was not held during the April 23rd general election due to the death of Green candidate Josh Underhay in a boating mishap just days before the election.

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The Progressive Conservatives led by Premier Dennis King won a minority government in April – the first minority outcome on P-E-I since 1890.

The Tories now have 13 seats in the legislature while there are eight Greens, and six Liberal members.

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